Display device modulation system

• US 8,773,450 B2
• Filed: 04/01/2013
• Issued: 07/08/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lenovo PC International Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Lenovo Singapore Pte Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Harris, Franklin W., Chambers, Howell J. Jr., Ninan, Joseph C., North, James A., Vanderkin, Thomas A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Caschera, Antonio A
• Application Number:
  US13/854,932
• Publication Number:
  US 20130229426A1
• Time in Patent Office: 463 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 345/581
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/0626 for control of overall brightness
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/0407 Resolution change, inclusive of the use of different resolutions for different screen areas
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/14 Solving problems related to the presentation of information to be displayed
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2360/144 the light being ambient light
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/002 to project the image of a two-dimensional display, such as an array of light emitting or modulating elements or a CRT
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/10 Intensity circuits

Abstract

Arrangements and methods are provided that modulate various display device outputs in response to detected changes in environmental conditions affecting a display screen. The arrangement responds to changing environments to maximize the quality of the display. A sensor that is responsive to the changing environment, such as changes in ambient light, is provided to modulate the display accordingly. The arrangement contains logic for utilizing the sensing input and user preferences to provide the best display under the prevailing conditions.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

a display device, wherein the display device comprises;

a device component that ascertains at least one environmental condition; and

a display of content derived from a network connection contained within an application configured to display the content; and

a control unit modulating incrementally at least one display setting of the display device,

wherein the at least one display setting comprises at least one operating system setting and is modulated incrementally based on the at least one ascertained environmental condition, said at least one ascertained environmental condition including detection of at least one network.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the at least one ascertained environmental condition is ambient light.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the at least one ascertained environmental condition is a geographic location.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the at least one operating system setting is selected from a group consisting of an inverse font setting, an inverse display setting, an enlarged text setting, and a display zoom setting.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the display device is a projection screen arrangement.

6. The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the display device is a monitor of a computer;

and

wherein the operating system setting is a setting of an operating system supporting an email application.

7. A system comprising:

a computer having a processor and a memory;

a display device operatively connected to the computer;

the display device providing a display of content derived from a network connection contained within an application configured to display the content;

a device component that ascertains at least one environmental condition; and

a control unit modulating incrementally at least one display setting of the display device, wherein the at least one display setting comprises at least one operating system setting and is modulated incrementally based on the at least one ascertained environmental condition, said at least one ascertained environmental condition including detection of at least one network.

8. The system according to claim 7 wherein the at least one ascertained environmental condition is ambient light.

9. The system according to claim 7 wherein the at least one ascertained environmental condition is a geographic location.

10. The system according to claim 7 further comprising a memory storing at least one user display setting preference, wherein the at least one display setting is modulated incrementally to conform to the at least one user display setting preference.

11. The system according to claim 10 wherein the at least one user display setting preference incrementally compensates for a bright light environment.

12. The system according to claim 7 wherein the at least one operating system display setting is selected from a group consisting of an inverse font setting, an inverse display setting, an enlarged text setting, and a display zoom setting.

13. The system according to claim 7 wherein the display device is a projection screen arrangement.

14. The system according to claim 7 wherein the display device is a monitor of a computer;

and

wherein the operating system setting is a setting of an operating system supporting an email application.

15. A method comprising:

ascertaining, using a device component, at least one environmental condition; and

modulating incrementally at least one display setting of a display device based upon the at least one ascertained environmental condition;

the display device providing a display of content derived from a network connection contained within an application configured to display the content;

wherein the at least one display setting to be modulated incrementally comprises at least one operating system setting and is modulated incrementally based on the at least one ascertained environmental condition, said at least one ascertained environmental condition including detection of at least one network.

16. The method according to claim 15 wherein the at least one ascertained environmental condition is ambient light.

17. The method according to claim 15 wherein the at least one ascertained environmental condition is a geographic location.

18. The method according to claim 15 wherein the at least one operating system setting is modulated base upon a stored user display setting preference.

19. A computer readable storage device embodying a program of instructions executable by the computer to perform acts comprising:

ascertaining at least one environmental condition;

modulating incrementally at least one display setting of a display device based upon the at least one ascertained environmental condition;

the display device providing a display of content derived from a network connection contained within an application configured to display the content;

wherein the at least one display setting to be modulated comprises at least one operating system and is modulated incrementally based on the at least one ascertained environmental condition, said at least one ascertained environmental condition including detection of at least one network.